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038575342X (ISBN13: 9780385753425)

Road Rash

Mark Huntley Parsons

Hardcover | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 3.96 | 222 Users | 62 Reviews

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A teenage drummer finds out what life is really like on tour with a rock band in this funny and bittersweet YA novel. For anyone who loved Almost Famous or This Is Spinal Tap.
 
After being dropped from one band, sixteen-year-old drummer Zach gets a chance to go on tour with a much better band. It feels like sweet redemption, but this is one rocky road trip—filled with jealousy, rivalries, and on-stage meltdowns.
 
Mark Parsons has written a fast-paced, feel-good novel about a boy finding his place in the world, in a band, and in the music. Zach is a character teens will stand up and cheer for as he lands the perfect gig, and the perfect girl.
 
“A must-read for young garage-band types.” —Booklist
 
“Readers and especially musicians should enjoy debut novelist Parsons’s look at a band on the run.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“A road-trip adventure in romance and friendship that is ultimately all about the music.” —Kirkus Reviews

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Title	:	Road Rash
Author	:	Mark Huntley Parsons
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	February 11th 2014 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Categories	:	Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Music. Contemporary. Humor. Travel. Road Trip

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Ratings: 3.96 From 222 Users | 62 Reviews

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Mark Parsons creates the perfect rhythm with his debut young adult novel, Road Rash. He vividly takes his readers on a wild ride with a rock band traveling in the "Bad-Mobile" on a Western summer tour. There will be many bumps along the way to their destinations with rocky relationships that will need to be resolved. The author's sensitive portrayal of the gifted teenage drummer, Zach Ryan, is magnificent. His realistic, insightful glimpse into the world of rock musicians is brilliant. I was

Sixteen-year-old Zach is living his dream. He's still in high school and he's already a drummer in an up-and-coming band. When he's offered a place as drummer in Bad Habit, a better known band which will soon be going on tour, he's loyal to his current band, the Sock Monkeys, and turns the invitation down. Shortly after he finds out that loyalty only goes one way. The Sock Monkeys drop him for another drummer. Their new drummer isn't better, but his dad has built a recording studio on their

A charming come of age novel about a drummer who goes on the road for the first time. Filled with great technical details about the drumming experience, I often felt like I was on stage with the band. Fun read!

Hasn't almost everyone dreamed of being in a traveling rock band when they were a kid? I remember being thirteen years old and seeing the 1990's Disney television programme So Weird for the first time, where the girl has a rockstar mom and travels across North America 24/7 in a bus. Sounds like a lot of fun, right? But for the main character of this book, he's about to find out that no lifestyle is idyllic, and that sometimes there's a deeper truth than meets the eye.

This novel went from being what I hoped it was, to being what I didnt even know I wanted. Great characters, real situations with killer musician stuff framing it all. Surprised me more than once with style, plot and where it took me. Love the drummer jokes throughout. Very highly recommend.

Another outstanding YA novel. If you are a musician you have got to pick this one up. A young drummer gets kicked out of a band, joins another and gets kicked out of that one, both times for political reasons. I think this is a great novel for any age and especially for people who have been in a band and have experienced the drama that goes on behind the scenes. I especially loved the jokes that were sprinkled throughout the book. I don't have much time to read, but I did finish this one off in

I liked this a lot. Zach is an engaging guy- passionate abut his drumming and laying down a groove for his band. This is a moment of truth summer for Zach. His high school band replaces him with a drummer that is not a better drummer, he is replaced by a guy who has connections to studios and gigs. This sucks until Zach lands a place with a band that is on tour for the summer. Now Zach is on the road, learning new songs, playing with guys who are great players and singers; the music is awesome-